saying he is in awe of how they are coping. the prime minister also promises hundreds of millions of pounds will be spent on a national education catch up programme after the pandemic. it s been confirmed that schools in england won t start re opening until march the 8th at the earliest. the bbc s education editor branwenjeffreys reports. it s tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn t thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that is saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch up but it s going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community, only 30% of those families have access to broadband in that area. o
hello. there have been growing concerns over what s being called vaccine nationalism. the european commission is facing heavy criticism over a move to restrict exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. the controls were brought in because of a shortfall in vaccine supplies promised to the eu, and they will affect some 100 countries worldwide including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the world health organization is warning that measures like those risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised for use for those most in need around the globe. one of its senior officials told the bbc she believes some countries should pause domestic immunisations once their health workers and vulnerable groups have been vaccinated, so that the roll out can be carried out across the rest of the world. i spoke earlier to gian gandhi, covax co ordinator for unicef, and asked him why vaccine nationalism was problem in the battle against the pandemic. the
borisjohnson has published an open letter to parents, saying he is in awe of how they are coping. the prime minister also promises hundreds of millions of pounds will be spent on a national education catch up programme after the pandemic. it s been confirmed that schools in england won t start re opening until march the eighth at the earliest. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. it s tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn t thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that s saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch up but it s going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for, fantastic place, serves a very deprived community, only 30% of those fa
hello and welcome to bbc news. there are growing warnings about the dangers of so called vaccine nationalism. the european commission is being criticised for potentially restricting exports of coronavirus vaccines manufactured within the eu. it will affect some 100 countries worldwide including the uk, the us, canada and australia. the controls are being brought in because of a shortfall in vaccine supplies promised to the eu. the world health organization is warning that measures like this risk prolonging the pandemic. it says drugs should be prioritised and given to those most in need around the globe. one of its senior officials told the bbc some countries should pause domestic immunisations once their health workers and vulnerable groups have been vaccinated, so that the rollout can be carried out across the rest of the world. covax is a global pooled procurement mechanism for covid 19 vaccines which aims to ensure a fair and equitable access to vaccines for every count
borisjohnson has published an open letter to parents, saying he is in awe of how they are coping. the prime minister also promises hundreds of millions of pounds will be spent on a national education catch up programme after the pandemic. it s been confirmed that schools in england won t start re opening until 8 march at the earliest. our education editor branwen jeffreys reports. it s tough for millions of parents right now, trying to help children learn at home. schools in england are mainly closed until march. today, borisjohnson said he couldn t thank parents enough. he said they are buying time for vaccination and that s saving lives. only a few children are still learning in school. parents and teachers are worried about lost learning. there is a promise in the letter of hundreds of millions of pounds for catch up, but it s going to be a big job. one of the schools i have responsibility for fantastic place serves a very deprived community. only 30% of those fami